May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

This very body is the Buddha. And this very earth the lotus paradise.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

Just as the wise do not take a mirage to be water, nor an echo to be a voice, so the enlightened do not take the world to be real.

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

The Buddha's path is not about becoming somebody different but about becoming more and more who you really are.

The Noble Eightfold Path is not a path of mere intellectual understanding but a path of practice, of inner transformation.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

When the mind is ready to understand, the truth will come to meet it.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

In the spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvest moon; in the summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

The eye with which I see Buddha is the same eye with which Buddha sees me.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

The stages of insight unfold naturally when mindfulness is continuous. There is no need to desire them or try to make them happen.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

The Buddha's teaching challenges us to master the art of living, to live in a way that leads to the extinction of suffering.

The deepest form of happiness comes from discovering the natural peace of our own awareness.

The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.

The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

The practice of meditation requires both energy and patience, both effort and relaxation.

Happiness is a skill that can be developed like playing an instrument or learning to read.

The rising and falling of the abdomen is not the main object. The main object is to develop mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

The Buddha's teachings are not about abandoning our lives but about bringing the fullness of our attention to our lives.